IT capabilities, process-oriented dynamic capabilities, and firm financial performance

Journal of the Association for Information Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 487-517

  Kim, Gimun ^a   Shin, Bongsik ^b   Kim, Kyung Kyu ^c   Lee, Ho Geun ^c  

^a Konyang University   (South Korea)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Firm performance; IT business value; IT capabilities; IT resources; Process oriented dynamic capabilities; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; FIRM PERFORMANCE; IT BUSINESS VALUES; IT CAPABILITIES; IT RESOURCES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW;

COMPETITION;

EID: 79960990933     PISSN: 15583457     EISSN: 15369323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00270     Document Type: Article

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